Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Cliff Lee Headed To Philly

According to Ken Rosenthal, the Phillies and Indians have agreed on a deal that would send the reigning AL Cy Young award winner, along with outfielder Ben Francisco to the world champs for Single-A right-hander Jason Knapp, Triple-A right-hander Carlos Carrasco, shortstop Jason Donald and catcher Lou Marson. The deal is pending a review of the players' medical records.
The Phillies would get Lee without giving up any of the three players the Blue Jays initially wanted for Halladay — left-hander J.A. Happ, right-hander Kyle Drabek and outfielder Dominic Brown.
This is a good move for the Phillies. We've all seen what AL pitchers do when they get to the NL, so the addition of Lee should make the Phiillies the clear favorites in the NL.

10 Comments:

Anonymous said...

que delerious mets fans saying they still have a chance.

Anonymous said...

Im surprised theres not talk of VMart going anywhere.

Greg Cohen said...

There were rumors about him going to the Sox. Not sure if that's still a possibility.

Anonymous said...

Cashmans genious is showing up in that deal, we swooped in took Tex, now they have to trade prospects for a 1bman.

CollinM said...

Really smart, safe move by the Phillies, props to their management.

Nick said...

this is great for my fantsy team - seeing how cliff has like a < 3 ERA and like 6 mins.

Greg Cohen said...

He should dominate the NL. So far in his career he's 12-2, with a 3.18 ERA vs. National League teams.

Anonymous said...

Wow surprisingly Philly is still talking the Toronto about Doc.

Anonymous said...

maybe Halladay goes to the Rangers

Anonymous said...

THE INDIANS BETTER NOT BE MAKING A STUPID MOVE. THATS 2 CY YOUNG TRADED AWAY IN 2 YEARS... http://askthecollegekid.blogspot.com/